Use of Corticosteroids After Hepatoportoenterostomy for Bile Drainage in Infants With Biliary Atresia: The START Randomized Clinical Trial

IMPORTANCE: Biliary atresia is the most common cause of end-stage liver disease in children. Controversy exists as to whether use of steroids after hepatoportoenterostomy improves clinical outcome. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the addition of high-dose corticosteroids after hepatoportoenterostomy...

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Published in:JAMA
Main Authors: Bezerra, Jorge A., Spino, Cathie, Magee, John C., Shneider, Benjamin L., Rosenthal, Philip, Wang, Kasper S., Erlichman, Jessi, Haber, Barbara, Hertel, Paula M., Karpen, Saul J., Kerkar, Nanda, Loomes, Kathleen M., Molleston, Jean P., Murray, Karen F., Romero, Rene, Schwarz, Kathleen B., Shepherd, Ross, Suchy, Frederick J., Turmelle, Yumirle P., Whitington, Peter F., Moore, Jeffrey, Sherker, Averell H., Robuck, Patricia R., Sokol, Ronald J.
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Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4303045/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24794368
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2014.2623
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